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  • Shaw welcomes home 4th BCD Soldiers

    Soldiers of the 4th Battlefield Coordination Detachment and their family members attended a redeployment luncheon at Carolina Skies Club here, March 15. More than 30 members of the 4th BCD returned from a six-month deployment to Southwest Asia where they served as the liaison between air and ground

  • Base beautification revs up with Sumter support and 1,000 new trees

    Former Sumter Mayor Stephen Creech visited Shaw March 14 to plant the final tree for a base beautification project.There were 1,000 longleaf pine seedlings planted across the base to continue the process of going "green."While the base has made great strides in recent years with buildings and base

  • 20th Fighter Wing's finest

    The 20th Fighter Wing Commander recently announced the 1st quarter, 2011, award winnners.The wing's best include:- Airman 1st Class Iori Osawa, honor guard Airman- Tech. Sgt. Desirae Thomas, honor guard NCO- Tech. Sgt. April Howard, NCO- Senior Master Sgt. Jerry Dire, senior NCO- Senior Master Sgt.

  • Red Flag: Space, cyberspace forces in the fight

    Practicing tactics, techniques and procedures throughout the full spectrum of tactical warfare is a staple of Red Flag exercises. Red Flag 11-3 is unique in that it includes the integration of space and cyber forces at the tactical level from planning through execution and debrief."This integration

  • Family housing project moving -- slowly

    Demolition of more than 600 units of Shaw's 40- to 50-year old housing continues as family housing inches toward privatization. The conversion from government-owned to privately-owned is currently on hold, Shaw housing officials admitted. They explained, "The reduction in the Basic Allowance for

  • 9th AF/AFCENT expansion project begins

    A bevy of dignitaries grabbed shovels Feb. 28 here to start construction of an addition to the U.S. Air Forces Central and 9th Air Force Headquarters facility, Building 1130.The two-story addition will add 49,880 square feet to the existing building. The project is estimated to cost $14.4 million

  • Red Flag: Defending the sky from the ground

    On an abandoned air strip miles from civilization, a group of nearly 80 Soldiers from 1-7 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, 108th Brigade, Fort Bragg, N.C. perform a mission that is critical to Operation Red Flag 11-3."Our mission is to provide air defense for geopolitical assets and friendly forces

  • Third Army making final preparations for Shaw move

    A relocation expo designed to educate Soldiers and family members moving to the Shaw area is scheduled for March 4 at Fort McPherson, Ga., at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. In addition, an open house will also be held here on March 18. Community representatives from chambers of commerce, municipal governments

  • Air Force has new weapon in fight against Spice

    Air Force officials began drug testing Airmen Feb. 22 to determine whether they are using Spice -- the street term for a range of designer synthetic-cannabinoid products. With the implementation of testing, officials intend to send a very clear message: use Spice, and you may lose your career, end